Meldrum Messages - Friday 16th January 2026

It has been lovely to be outside at breaks and lunchtimes for most of this week although the icy conditions returned this morning!  This week, our P7 have continued with their online transition lessons with staff from Deans Community High School.  P4 took part in a live French lesson which everyone really enjoyed too.  P5 have a student teacher from Queen Margaret University, Miss Boyd, with them currently.  She will be leading some lessons next week supported by Mrs Orpin.

Outdoor Learning – please note the following changes to our outdoor learning days.   At the moment, we are a bit restricted by the weather but we do aim for outdoor learning to go ahead most of the time,

P1 – Monday

P2 – Thursday

P3 – Thursday

P4 – Wednesday

P5 – Wednesday

P6 – Tuesday

P7 – Monday

Lead Learners – each week, class teachers are choosing 2 pupils from the class who have been consistently showing our Meldrum values.  These children receive a certificate and are the class “lead learners” for the following week.  The lead learners are then tasked with choosing 2 or 3 things that they will be looking for in the classroom the following week.  This will be related to things which teachers are focusing on (e.g. remembering to use punctuation in writing or good recall of times tables)  Over the course of the week, teachers will remind the class of the focus areas that the lead learners have set.  Lead Learners will have a lanyard to wear inside the building to show everyone that they have the role each week and so far, are taking their responsibilities very seriously!

Food in school – we have noticed a large amount of food waste at lunch times.  We would ask that if your child is ordering a school lunch, that you go through the current menu with them and discuss what meal options they are choosing and check that these are items that your child will eat (you will find a copy of the menu by doing a search for West Lothian Council school meals within an internet search engine.)  School meals can look or taste slightly differently to a similar item at home and children can be reluctant to eat this.  It would be appreciated if you could take some time to chat with your child/children about school meals and help them select foods that they will eat and enjoy.  You can pre-order school meals via the Ipayimpact app, please contact Mrs Stephenson at the office if you need any help with your log in for this.

For children choosing a packed lunch, a reminder that schools are nut-free areas and children should not bring products containing nuts in their packed lunch (this includes spreads containing nuts such as peanut butter and chocolate spreads)  We also ask that items such as lollipops are not sent in for snack or lunches due to the choking hazards of these.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Next Week

Monday – new pupil support worker Miss Conway starts with us.

Tuesday – P7 online transition lesson with Modern Languages department

Wednesday – Parent Council meeting online

Thursday – P5 to Handball festival (children should come to school ready to take part in physical activity and should bring a water bottle and a small snack item to take with them – fingers crossed for some dry weather); Netball after school club

Friday – P4 Assembly for parents/carers at 9.30am